Strater, the United Farm Workers official, said protective equipment offerings need to be practical. Most dairy workers already wear waterproof aprons, boots, and gloves, she said.

So far, only two people in the United States have tested positive, after being exposed to a wave of bird flu spreading among cows.Those people, dairy farm workers in Texas and Michigan ...

A farm worker in Texas developed a serious eye infection after being infected with bird flu. The CDC urged dairy workers to wear protective equipment when working near cows.

California has reported 16 human cases of bird flu this month, and worker advocates say the state isn’t doing enough to protect dairy workers. ... a spokesperson for United Farm Workers. ...

Oct. 3 (UPI) --Two California farm workers have tested positive for bird flu, federal health officials said Thursday, marking the first two human cases of the virus in the state. The U.S. Center ...

Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without better surveillance, researchers warn that health officials could be caught off guard if the virus ...

The workers, who had mild symptoms, were involved in culling chickens on a farm that was battling its own bird flu outbreak. Preliminary sequencing data suggests that the virus may have spread to ...

Bird flu is racing through farms, but Northwest states are rarely testing workers Nov. 22, 2024 Updated Fri., Nov. 22, 2024 at 7:39 p.m. Rescued chickens gather at a farm sanctuary in 2022, in ...

The United Farm Workers labor union has questioned whether the CDC’s recommendations are practical given the record-breaking heat enveloping much of the United States this summer.

Toby Talbot / AP On a recent Monday morning, workers began their week on a large poultry farm in Franklin County, Washington, home to over 800,000 chickens. By the end of the day, avian flu had ...

Bird flu continues to spread among dairy cattle. And new research shows there may be more cases among farm workers than health officials have confirmed to date.